by Pam Hogle | Aug 28, 2018 | Advocacy, Pet Guardians
An article I read recently in the New York Times (online) talked about a downside of a heavy emphasis on no-kill policies at shelters: By focusing on getting dogs and cats into new homes, the shelters might be neglecting the...
by Daniel Antolec | Jun 14, 2018 | Advocacy, Pet Guardians
Like many dog owners, I enjoy taking Buddha and Gandhi in my car when I run chores. They enjoy riding with me and have learned to recognize familiar locations such as the town dump, the bank, the vet clinic and …
by Daniel Antolec | May 13, 2018 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Business & Consulting, Current Events, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
(Confidentiality Notice: Names in this blog have been changed to protect privacy, but the facts remain unchanged. Photographs have been used with written consent.) Betsy is a kind person who contacted a shelter in June of 2016 to help find...
by Niki Tudge | Apr 12, 2018 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
It is Pet Professional Guild’s (PPG) view that electric shock in the guise of training constitutes a form of abuse towards pets, and, given that there are highly effective, positive training alternatives, should no longer be a part of the...
by Daniel Antolec | Mar 18, 2018 | Advocacy, Training
If you are reading this blog then I may safely assume you are an animal lover, but sometimes love is not enough. Sometimes advocacy through direction action is required. I post this as an urgent call to action to help …
by PPGWorld | Mar 12, 2018 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
Introduction Here at the Pet Professional Guild (PPG), we like to focus on building relationships with our pets by using positive reinforcement to train new skills, and to build new behaviors as replacements for problematic ones. Because the emotional brain...
